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Houghton College

Houghton, New York

https://www.houghton.edu

#688 National Colleges

80.7% Admission Rate
Least Selective

921 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Wesleyan
Location

City
Houghton, New York

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Locale
Rural: Remote (rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from an urban cluster)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 21.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 12.8%
Education 10.9%
Visual And Performing Arts 9.4%
Psychology 7.6%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 6.4%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 6.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 5.3%
Theology And Religious Vocations 3.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 3.0%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 2.6%
Physical Sciences 2.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.1%
History 0.8%
Social Sciences 0.8%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.8%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.8%

Cost

Tuition
$33,458.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
68.12%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$22,233.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1193 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 660 590 520
Verbal 660 600 540

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 23 19
English 28 24 20